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John Browning, Colonist
(?–1913)
A member of the original Scot Colony which arrived in Sarasota in 1885, John Browning and his family were among the few to stay on after the colony failed and colonists went their separate ways. Having been the owner of a lumber mill and woodworking shop, he was an expert craftsman and was kept busy in Sarasota with the projects of the Florida Mortgage and Investment Company, the founders of the colony.